This is second part of my job interview tips series and this post will tackle about discriminations during the job application process, especially on the job interview portion.
If you read a Philippine newspaper jobs section, you will certainly find the following common job announcements:
Wanted Marketing Assistant:
Must be female not over 24 years old;
With Pleasing personality;
Chinese preferred;
Must be single.
Wanted Sales Representatives:
With pleasing personality and not over 26 years of age;
Must be willing to travel;
Must be single and no children;
Must be physically fit (with no disabilities);
Fluent in English.
It’s pathetic to read those kind of job advertisements. Yes, employers have the right to choose what kind of employees they want to hire, but there’s no point what makes a person older than 24 or not as pleasing as they perceived to be, could not get a job done. Unfortunately, it is prevalent in the Philippines and seems nobody, even the Government care to rectify this and make the whole employment arena an equal field for all. Even the Labor Code is not clear on this one.
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A job interview, apart from crafting a good-looking resume, is probably one of the most difficult challenges a job seeker faces during the job application process, regardless whether one is a fresh graduate or a job ‘hopper’ for sometime. I must admit that I do enjoy this part, but there’s no secret formula than just being yourself (don’t pretend to be someone else, worse an expert) and just great amount of self-confidence. With some mix of humility and straightforwardness, you are ready to face any job interview challenge, even the much dreaded panel interviews.
I got a dozen of draft posts - but after a day from my 
I’m flying to HongKong for a few days beginning tomorrow, Sunday for some much needed rest, check out Disneyland (?) and (hate this part) some business meetings with potential business partners. Haha! I wonder when I could go off traveling purely for pleasure.
This is a fund raising event for the mission, 
